<p>Israel's president appealed to Prince Charles on Wednesday to help bring to Israel a 2-year-old Israeli girl with a serious brain injury, after the High Court in London ruled that her life-sustaining care in a British hospital be withdrawn.</p>.<p>The family of Alta Fixsler say their Ultra-Orthodox Jewish faith means they cannot agree with any course of action that would bring her death any closer. They have sought to appeal the May 28 ruling.</p>.<p>In its decision, the court found that no action could improve Alta's condition and that the transfer procedure itself could cause her suffering.</p>.<p>In a letter on Wednesday, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin urged Charles, the heir to the British throne, to help to fulfill Alta's parents' request to bring her to Israel.</p>.<p>"Their religious beliefs directly oppose ceasing medical treatment that could extend her life and have made arrangements for her safe transfer and continued treatment in Israel," Rivlin wrote.</p>.<p>"It would be a tragedy if these parents' wishes could not be accommodated in a way that respects both the law and their religious beliefs."</p>.<p>Israel's health minister appealed to Britain's government last week on the family's behalf to say that Israel wished to take her in for treatment.</p>.<p>Alta's father, Avraham Fixsler, said he had Israeli doctors who were willing to come to Manchester, where she is in hospital, and give the family their options for treating her.</p>.<p>"We believe she is not suffering and we want to have the right to keep her," he said.</p>
<p>Israel's president appealed to Prince Charles on Wednesday to help bring to Israel a 2-year-old Israeli girl with a serious brain injury, after the High Court in London ruled that her life-sustaining care in a British hospital be withdrawn.</p>.<p>The family of Alta Fixsler say their Ultra-Orthodox Jewish faith means they cannot agree with any course of action that would bring her death any closer. They have sought to appeal the May 28 ruling.</p>.<p>In its decision, the court found that no action could improve Alta's condition and that the transfer procedure itself could cause her suffering.</p>.<p>In a letter on Wednesday, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin urged Charles, the heir to the British throne, to help to fulfill Alta's parents' request to bring her to Israel.</p>.<p>"Their religious beliefs directly oppose ceasing medical treatment that could extend her life and have made arrangements for her safe transfer and continued treatment in Israel," Rivlin wrote.</p>.<p>"It would be a tragedy if these parents' wishes could not be accommodated in a way that respects both the law and their religious beliefs."</p>.<p>Israel's health minister appealed to Britain's government last week on the family's behalf to say that Israel wished to take her in for treatment.</p>.<p>Alta's father, Avraham Fixsler, said he had Israeli doctors who were willing to come to Manchester, where she is in hospital, and give the family their options for treating her.</p>.<p>"We believe she is not suffering and we want to have the right to keep her," he said.</p>